HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5611
סְפָר
se.phar — Sephar
§ Sephar = "a numbering" a place in southern Arabia
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Sephar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5617
סְפַרְוַ֫יִם
se.phar.va.yim — Sepharvaim
Sepharvaim = "the two Sipparas" a city in Syria conquered by the king of Assyria 1a) perhaps near the modern 'Mosaib' and on the Euphrates above Babylon Also named: se.phar.vi (סְפַרְוִי "Sepharvaim" H5616)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H152
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ
a.de.ram.me.lekh — Adrammelech
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31 § Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider" 1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth 2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5614
סְפָרַ֑ד
se.pha.rad — Sepharad
Sepharad = "separated" a place where Israelites were exiled Also named: Sardeis (Σάρδεις "Sardis" G4554)
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סְפַרְוִי
se.phar.vi — Sepharvaim
Sepharvites see Sepharvaim = "enumeration" an inhabitant of Sepharvaim Another spelling of se.phar.va.yim (סְפַרְוַ֫יִם "Sepharvaim" H5617)
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Numbering, (Gen. 10:30), supposed by some to be the ancient Himyaritic capital, “Shaphar,” Zaphar, on the Indian Ocean, between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.